Charis Kostakis (Greek: Χάρης Κωστάκης; born 12 July 1990) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Charis Kostakis
Personal information
Full name Charilaos Kostakis
Date of birth (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Ioannina, Greece
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2006 Ajax
2006–2007 Zeeburgia
2007–2009 Stormvogels Telstar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Ethnikos Piraeus 30 (1)
2011–2012 Mladá Boleslav 3 (0)
2012 Iraklis 12 (1)
2012 PAS Giannina 0 (0)
2013 Domžale 5 (0)
2013–2015 Panionios 0 (0)
2015 Alimos 0 (0)
International career
Greece U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:41, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:17, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Career

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Although he was born in Ioannina, Kostakis began playing football in the youth system of Ajax Amsterdam at age 15. Ajax loaned him to Dutch amateur side Stormvogels Telstar at age 19. Soon after, Kostakis returned to Greece and joined Greek second division club Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. on a three-year contract.[1]

In July 2011, Kostakis joined the Czech Cup-winning side FK Mladá Boleslav.[2][3]

In January 2012, Kostakis joined Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C.[4] and in the following summer he was transferred to Greek Superleague PAS Giannina F.C.[5] Moreover, he has played for NK Domžale in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[6]

Kostakis has also played for the Greece under-17 national team.

References

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  1. ^ Ποδόσφαιρο, Ναυάγιο με Κριπιντίρη, πήρε Κωστάκη (in Greek). Ethnikos.gr. 5 August 2009.
  2. ^ Στην Τσεχία ο Κωστάκης! (in Greek). Sport-FM. 1 August 2011.
  3. ^ "FK Mladá Boleslav".
  4. ^ "Γιορτή" με μεταγραφή για… ΑΕΠ Ηρακλή! (in Greek). Sport-FM. 18 January 2012.
  5. ^ Kintis, Vasilis. "Kostakis at PAS". Daily Goal. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  6. ^ "V Domžale prihaja bivši član Ajaxa, Charis Kostakis". Offside. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
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